Breaking News Writer/ Producer, MSNBC Digital

MSNBC Digital is hiring a Writer and Digital Producer to help grow the Breaking News and Blogs team.Responsibilities:This role requires excellent news judgment, superb editing skills, an understanding of which stories in the politics and culture spaces are most important, an eye for entertaining and unique angles, and the ability to thrive in a fast-tempo newsroom.The ideal candidate has a proven track record of upholding journalistic standards and will abide by MSNBC’s standards. They should be familiar with the MSNBC brand, its shows and its on-air hosts.This role will report to the Breaking News and Blogs team’s senior editor and will work closely with digital editors and broadcast teams to drive the conversation and attract new audiences to MSNBC.This is an evening shift on a hybrid weekend/weekday schedule. The position is based in New York City or Washington, D.C.This role is represented by the Writers’ Guild of America East.What you will do:Write concise, compelling takes on the day’s breaking and trending newsIdentify key on-air moments and monologues each day from MSNBC on-air talent, and turn those moments and scripts into digital text piecesCollaborate across editorial and platform teams to optimize reader engagementContribute to MSNBC live blogs as neededEstablish and meet MSNBC’s rigorous Standards and Legal guidelinesRead widely and stay abreast of the competition